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| musicalbabe (profile) wrote, on 3-21-2004 at 4:28pm | |
| Current mood: jazzy and minorlicious (haha don't ask...) Music: Cry Me A River (the famous jazz tune, not the justin timberlake crap) Subject: oh, the joys of my clarinet teacher and the preconceptions of what a marching band does |
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| let me just give a general background on my current clarinet teacher: his name is mike morris, and he's old. (HAHA!) he repeats EVERYTHING at LEAST 5 or 6 times. he must have introduced the tune from forest gump by saying 'have you seen forest gump? yeah, it's a good movie, i liked it. well, this is the main theme. remember when the feather comes down? this is the music in the background.' and then he'd end up assigning another song. so the next week: 'have you seen forest gump? yeah, it's a good movie. etc.' and it's like this EVERY week. i'm not quite sure why he does it. the other thing he does every week when i come apon a march or something in a march tempo/meter, he ALWAYS, without fail, says something like 'well, you're good at marches, aren't you?' (he knows i was in the lahs marching band.) and EVERY WEEK, i say something like 'well, i've played marches before, but in a symphonic band; we don't play marches in marching band, we march a field show instead.' and every week, i get the 'oh really? you're a marching band and you don't play marches?' OH. MY. GOD. can you get that through your head? now I'M repeating myself every week!! yes, i DID play in a marching band. NO, WE DID NOT PLAY MARCHES. we're not that stereotypical!! it bugs the crap out of me when people say that. don't assume things about something you've never participated in or watched!! sheesh!! i mean, think about it, how boring would it be if all we played were marches?!? i would simply die! or not, but ya know... I...NEED...A...BETTER...QUALITY....INSTRUMENT...NOW!!! ahhhh!! i'm sick of my crappy yamaha plastic clarinet! I DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL, DEEP, RICH, WOODEN SOUND!! why can't i be in symphonic band so i'd have a reason to get a wooden oboe or an ENGLISH HORN (coughcough)?? yes, it's my new obsession. i really, REALLY want to rent an english horn. oh well, that's enough for now. i feel special!! our anthem in church today sounded HORRENDOUS (except for christina, andrew, and i.) so now we've decided that we're like the trio of the choir. (sop.,alto,tenor/baritone.) we're the only ones that can both sing AND stay in tune AND count rhythms, so we've decided that we're elite and all that good stuff. it's cool. a junior, a senior, and ME! a freshman! i feel so special...lol! well, off to NOT do homework and sing and such. *yawn* |
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| Anonymous | 03-21-04 11:58pm Actually, Yamaha has come out with a pretty decent oboe. |
musicalbabe | Re:, 03-22-04 12:37am really? well i think that's what i had, until *coughCHARLIEcough* took it. grumblegrumble. oh well. as i've said before, he deserves it, seeing as he's actually playing it in an ensemble. i don't know...i'm just craving something expensive and wooden for once. i'm sick of playing on plastic student models. arg!
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